CONTEXT: According to Open Secrets, the current House candidate who is the top lifetime recipient of donations from pro-Israel PACs is Brad Schneider, with $1,154,780; the lowest is Nanette Barragan with $10. All donations listed here took place between 1989 and the current cycle. Data for the current cycle were released by the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday, August 21, 2018. This information is from the Center for Responsive Politics. SOURCE

A political action committee (PAC) is an organization that raises money privately to influence elections or legislation, especially at the federal level. They endorse candidates and help raise money for them. There are currently 28 pro-Israel PACs; one of them - J-Street - is supportive of some pro-Palestinian positions. SOURCE

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The Taylor Force Act (now law) grew out of one of the most misunderstood practices of the Palestinian Authority: the provision of financial assistance to widows and children of those killed or imprisoned by Israeli forces. Israel calls it "pay to slay" and insists that it incentivizes terrorism. This characterization dehumanizes Palestinians. Please read about this important social safety net program here. SOURCE

Yet the U.S. has not cut aid to Israel after 50 years of West Bank occupation, numerous unlawful killings or beatings, even of American citizens.

While voting against the Taylor Force Act may represent concern for Palestinians, in some cases the vote may actually represent a pro-Israel motivation. Some Israeli officials and pro-Israel Americans opposed the Taylor Force Act out of concern that it will harm Israel by undermining the Palestinian Authority, which often takes actions useful to Israel.SOURCE

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Palestinian children in the West Bank, like adults, face arrest, prosecution, and imprisonment under an Israeli military detention system that denies them basic rights.

Since 1967, Israel has operated two separate legal systems in the same territory. In the occupied West Bank, Israeli settlers are subject to the civilian and criminal legal system whereas Palestinians live under military law.

Israel applies civilian criminal law to Palestinian children in East Jerusalem. No Israeli child comes into contact with the military courts.

Israel has the dubious distinction of being the only country in the world that systematically prosecutes between 500 and 700 children in military courts each year. Ill-treatment in the Israeli military detention system remains “widespread, systematic, and institutionalized throughout the process,” according to the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) report Children in Israeli Military Detention Observations and Recommendations.

Defense for Children International - Palestine collected affidavits from 429 West Bank children detained between 2012 and 2015 that show three-quarters of them endured some form of physical violence following arrest. In 97 percent of the cases, children had no parent present during the interrogation or access to legal counsel. Israeli police also did not properly inform them of their rights in 84 percent of the cases. SOURCE

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"This bill allows a state or local government to adopt and enforce measures to divest its assets from, prohibit investment of its assets in, or restrict contracting with: (1) an entity that engages in a commerce- or investment-related boycott, divestment, or sanctions activity targeting Israel; or (2) an entity that owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with such an entity. Such measures are not preempted by federal law." SOURCE

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This bill does not use the word "settlement," but legitimizing settlement-made products as "Israeli" is one of its main objectives. S720 opposes calls by the United Nations or the EU to boycott or “blacklist" companies that support Israeli activities in the territories occupied in the 1967 war. The bill further prohibits any US person from supporting this UN call to boycott and establishes stiff fines and/or imprisonment for Americans who violate this prohibition. SOURCE

According to The Hill, this legislation was written by AIPAC. It makes it criminal to heed calls from non-state actors (like the UN) to boycott. The maximum civil penalty is $1 million and maximum prison sentence is 20 years. As the ACLU makes clear, the bill makes no distinction between doing business with Israel and doing business with companies that are part of the occupation. SOURCE

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The AP reports that two bills in the House and Senate would:

"create a new category of U.S. ally – ‘major strategic partner’ – designating Israel as the only such nation. And they would call for the inclusion of Israel on a list of countries whose citizens can visit the United States for up to 90 days without a visa, granted they register electronically before boarding a flight.

"The administration and some lawmakers are concerned the legislation doesn’t do enough to eliminate Israeli discrimination against Palestinians and Arab-Americans seeking to enter its borders."

Techniques and policies Israel uses against Palestine supporters have been likened to "Jim Crow."

The Arab American Institute has documented hundreds of these cases, including Americans being asked humiliating questions, detained for hours, denied entry or strip-searched. Israeli authorities even mistreated an African-American U.S. Congresswoman before they realized who she was. SOURCE

Israel's discrimination has gotten even more blatant recently. Read about it here.

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BACKGROUND: On August 16, 2007, the US and Israel Signed a ten-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on US military assistance to Israel. The total assistance over the course of this understanding would equal $30,000,000,000. SOURCE

The 2016 MOU reflected grant assistance to Israel from fiscal year 2019 to fiscal year 2028 at a level of $3,300,000,000 annually, totaling $33,000,000,000, the largest single pledge of military assistance ever and a reiteration of the seven-decade, unshakeable, bipartisan commitment of the United States to Israel’s security. The MOU also reflected US support for funding for cooperative programs to develop, produce, and procure missile, rocket, and projectile defense capabilities from FY 2019 to FY 2028 at a level of $500,000,000 per year, totaling $5,000,000,000.

This was a Memorandum of Understanding – a non-binding agreement. Currently Congress is considering legislation to make it law (and even more pro-Israel) : S.2497 – United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018.

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Regarding the bill, Palestine Legal states "The redefinition of antisemitism is so broadly drawn—and its examples so vague—that any speech critical of Israel or supportive of Palestinian rights could conceivably fall within it. For example, a human rights supporter who speaks out for Palestinian rights, citing reports by such bodies as the United Nations or Amnesty International regarding Israeli human rights abuses, could be labeled antisemitic for applying a double standard by requiring of Israel behavior not expected or demanded of others.

"If U.S. government entities adopt and apply this overbroad re-definition of antisemitism to censor political viewpoints critical of Israel, they would likely violate the First Amendment.

The ACLU comments, “The First Amendment prevents the federal government from using its great weight to impose severe penalties on a person simply for sharing a political viewpoint critical of Israel.” SOURCE

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The Arab American Institute: "Though H.Res.11 claims to be about defending Israel and supporting the peace process, in reality it is about shifting long standing bi-partisan policy that opposes illegal Israeli settlements, and shielding Israel from well-founded criticisms.

"H.Res.11, introduced by Rep. Royce (R-CA), objected to the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2334 which deemed Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories occupied since 1967 as having “no legal validity” and constituting a “flagrant violation” of international law. The United States abstained during the UN Security Council vote, and UNSCR 2334 passed by a vote of 14 to 0." SOURCE

Legislation to give Israel $38 billion over the next ten years has been working its way through Congress. This is the largest military aid package in U.S. history. Yet, while Israeli media are covering the legislation, virtually no U.S. news reports have informed American taxpayers about this proposed disbursement of their tax money. The proposed military aid amounts to $23,000 per every Jewish Israeli family of four. (Aid to Israel has been on average about 7,000 times greater per capita than U.S. aid to others around the world.) SOURCE

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Background: In 2014, Israel attacked Gaza with the declared purpose of stopping "unprovoked" rocket attacks (this was the 3rd such attack since 2008), although Israel had provoked Gaza by imposing a brutal blockade since 2007, and Israel had already killed approx. 1,600 Palestinians in the previous "wars" to avenge 17 peacetime Israeli rocket deaths in 11 years. The US Senate supported this incursion even though the previous 2 had been bloodbaths. In this "war," 2,200 Palestinians and 73 Israelis were killed.

"Condemns the unprovoked rocket fire at Israel and calls on Hamas to cease all rocket and other attacks against Israel."

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The resolution summary:
Reaffirms support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resulting in two states, a democratic Jewish state of Israel and a democratic Palestinian state living in peace and mutual recognition.

States that any Palestinian unity government must forswear terrorism, accept Israel's right to exist, and reaffirm previous agreements made with Israel.

Opposes any attempt to establish or seek recognition of a Palestinian state outside of an agreement negotiated between Israel and the Palestinians.

Urges Palestinian leaders to: (1) cease efforts at circumventing the negotiation process, including through a unilateral declaration of statehood or by seeking recognition of a Palestinian state from other nations or the United Nations (U.N.); and (2) resume direct negotiations with Israel.

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See background on 2008-9 "War in the next column, "H. Res. 34." After the "war," the UN established a fact-finding mission to investigate possible violations of human rights laws by Israel. Richard Goldstone, head of the team, a Jew and Zionist, insisted on also investigating Hamas. The team's findings, a 574-paage report published in Sept 2009, indicated possible war crimes and crimes against humanity on both sides, but allegations against Israel were much more serious, including the use of disproportionate force and the targeting of civilians. In 2011, Richard Goldstone unexpectedly rescinded parts of the report; however the rest of the team stood by the report.

"AIPAC, in concert with every mainstream pro-Israel organization in the United States, supports this important resolution," said Josh Block, a spokesman for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee. "In echoing the administration's condemnation and calling for concrete action, Congress will be sending the strong message that the United States will not stand for turning the victim into the perpetrator." SOURCE

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The stated reason for Operation Cast Lead was to "stop the rockets." Rockets launched from Gaza had killed 14 Israelis from 2001-mid 2008, an average of less than 2/year. During the same period, 136 Gazans were killed. (During the US-supported incursion, 1,417 Palestinians and 9 Israelis were killed.)

Summary of the resolution includes:
Expresses commitment to the welfare and survival of Israel as a Jewish and democratic state with secure borders and recognizes its right to act in self-defense.

Reiterates that Hamas must end the rocket and mortar attacks against Israel, recognize Israel's right to exist, renounce violence, agree to accept previous agreements between Israel and the Palestinians, and dismantle its terrorist infrastructure.

Encourages the Administration to work to support a sustainable cease-fire in Gaza that prevents Hamas from retaining or rebuilding its terrorist infrastructure.

States that the lives of innocent civilians must be protected to the maximum extent possible.

Calls on all nations to: (1) condemn Hamas for embedding its fighters, leaders, and weapons in private homes, schools, mosques, hospitals, and otherwise using Palestinian civilians as human shields while simultaneously targeting Israeli civilians; and (2) lay blame for the breaking of the calm and for subsequent civilian casualties on Hamas. SOURCE

(Numerous incumbents and challengers visit Israel, many times, but we were not able to compile this information in time for the scoreboard.)

In the wake of Israel's killing of 60 Palestinians on the day of the embassy opening in Jerusalem, Rep. Pocan (D-WI) "renewed his call for the opening of the Gaza Strip to congressional delegations. In order to advance the cause of diplomacy, and to ensure that there is proper oversight of federal spending in the Middle East, the lawmaker wants members of Congress to be allowed to visit Gaza." SOURCE

EACH YEAR THE ISRAELI MILITARY ARRESTS AND PROSECUTES AROUND 700 PALESTINIAN CHILDREN.
In November 2017, Representative Betty McCollum (D-MN) and nine co-sponsors introduced the first-ever bill in the U.S. Congress focused on Palestinian human rights, specifically grave human rights violations against Palestinian child detainees.

The "Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian Children Act," or H.R. 4391, seeks to promote justice, equality, and human rights by ensuring that United States financial assistance provided to the Government of Israel is not used to support the detention of Palestinian children by Israeli forces in a military detention system where ill-treatment is widespread and institutionalized.The No Way to Treat a Child campaign seeks to challenge and end Israel's prolonged military occupation of Palestinians by exposing widespread and systematic ill-treatment of Palestinian children in the Israeli military detention system. It is a joint project of Defense for Children International - Palestine and American Friends Service Committee.

Palestinian children have the right to a safe and just future. We believe the United States government must use all available means to pressure relevant Israeli authorities to end the detention and abuse of Palestinian children. SOURCE

An overwhelming majority of the US House of Representatives signed a letter urging President Barack Obama to reject any actions by the United Nations that are biased against Israel.

The letter undersigned by 394 House Republicans and Democrats — more than 90 percent of the 435 representatives — was sent to Obama Thursday amid reports that the Palestinian Authority might revive a draft resolution against Israel’s policies in the West Bank, similar to the one vetoed in 2011 at the Security Council by the United States.
The US should “maintain its indispensable role of mediator” by closely coordinating its moves with “our democratic ally Israel” and by refusing “to support counterproductive efforts aimed at imposing a solution,” read the letter. SOURCE

BACKGROUND: 1/8/15 House Speaker John Boehner (R) and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) arranged to have Netanyahu speak before Congress without notifying the White House, to "make sure," in Boehner's words, "that there was no interference" from the administration... Attendance at Netanyahu's speech became a litmus test of a Congress person's dedication to Israel. SOURCE

President Obama believed that reaching a deal with Iran...waas the best way to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, and to prevent a war with Iran. Netanyahu believed that the Iranians are not negotiating in good faith, and that any deal likely to be struck would be a bad one...He believes a nuclear Iran would pose a threat to Israel's very survival.

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ZELDIN, LEE

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Gershon, Perry

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KING, PETER

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Shirley Grechen, Liuba

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SUOZZI, THOMAS

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2017/01/03

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DeBono, Dan

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RICE, KATHLEEN

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Benno, Ameer

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MEEKS, GREGORY

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MENG, GRACE

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Hillgardener, Tom

Green

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NEW YORK, 06

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Green Party supports the use of BDS until Israel complies with International law

Green Party supports the Palestinian people's inalienable right to self-determination

Green Party seeks the end of the occupation and colonization and dismantling of the wall

Green Party wants fundamental rights and full equality for Palestinian citizens of Israel

Green Party supports the rights of Palestinian refugees to return home as stipulated in UN resolution 194.

VELAZQUEZ, NYDIA

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Kurzon, Jeff

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JEFFRIES, HAKEEM

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Johnson, Ernest

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CLARKE, YVETTE

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Gayot, Lutchi

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NADLER, JERROLD

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1992/11/03

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Levin, Naomi

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NEW YORK, 10

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DONOVAN, DANIEL

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Bardel, Henry

Green

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NEW YORK, 11

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Green Party supports the Palestinian people's inalienable right to self-determination

Green Party seeks the end of the occupation and colonization and dismantling of the wall

Green Party wants fundamental rights and full equality for Palestinian citizens of Israel

Green Party supports the rights of Palestinian refugees to return home as stipulated in UN resolution 194.

Rose, Max

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NEW YORK, 11

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MALONEY, CAROLYN

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1993/01/03

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Hutchins, Scott

Green

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NEW YORK, 12

$0

Green Party supports the Palestinian people's inalienable right to self-determination

Green Party seeks the end of the occupation and colonization and dismantling of the wall

Green Party wants fundamental rights and full equality for Palestinian citizens of Israel

Green Party supports the rights of Palestinian refugees to return home as stipulated in UN resolution 194.

Green Party supports the use of BDS until Israel complies with International law

Green Party supports the Palestinian people's inalienable right to self-determination

Green Party seeks the end of the occupation and colonization and dismantling of the wall

Green Party wants fundamental rights and full equality for Palestinian citizens of Israel

Green Party supports the rights of Palestinian refugees to return home as stipulated in UN resolution 194.

TONKO, PAUL

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Vitollo, Joe

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STEFANIK, ELISE

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2015/01/03

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Cobb, Tedra

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NEW YORK, 21

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Kahn, Lynn

Green

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NEW YORK, 21

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Green Party supports the Palestinian people's inalienable right to self-determination

Green Party seeks the end of the occupation and colonization and dismantling of the wall

Green Party wants fundamental rights and full equality for Palestinian citizens of Israel

Green Party supports the rights of Palestinian refugees to return home as stipulated in UN resolution 194.

TENNEY, CLAUDIA

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Incumbent

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2017/01/03

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Brindisi, Anthony

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REED, TOM

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Mitrano, Tracy

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KATKO, JOHN

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Balter, Dana

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Maxwell, Jim

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Morelle, Joe

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HIGGINS, BRIAN

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Zeno, Renee

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McMurray, Nate

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Piegza, Larry

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BUTTERFIELD, GK

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Allison, Roger

R

Challenger

NORTH CAROLINA, 01

$0

HOLDING, GEORGE

R

Incumbent

NORTH CAROLINA, 02

2013/01/03

$16,400

Cosponsor

III

/

/

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

/

/

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

/

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Yay

II

Nay

II

Coleman, Linda

D

Challenger

NORTH CAROLINA, 02

JONES, WALTER

R

Incumbent

NORTH CAROLINA, 03

1995/01/03

$13,000

Cosponsor

III

/

/

/

Not Voting

P

/

/

Nay

P

Nay

P

/

Nay

P

Present

P

Not Voting

P

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

PP

Nay

II

(no candidate)

D

NORTH CAROLINA, 03

PRICE, DAVID

D

Incumbent

NORTH CAROLINA, 04

1997/01/03

$76,435

J Street PAC

IP

/

/

/

/

Cosponsor

III

/

/

Nay

P

Yay

I

/

Yay

I

Nay

P

Yay

I

Yay

PP

Yay

PP

Yay

PP

Nay

II

Yay

II

Yay

PP

Loor, Steve "Von"

R

Challenger

NORTH CAROLINA, 04

FOXX, VIRGINIA

R

Incumbent

NORTH CAROLINA, 05

2005/01/03

$31,250

/

/

/

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

/

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

/

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Yay

II

Nay

II

Adams, D.D.

D

Challenger

NORTH CAROLINA, 05

WALKER, MARK

R

Incumbent

NORTH CAROLINA, 06

2015/01/03

$0

Cosponsor

III

/

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

N/A

Cosponsor

III

/

Yay

I

Cosponsor

II

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Yay

II

Nay

II

Watts, Ryan

D

Challenger

NORTH CAROLINA, 06

ROUZER, DAVID

R

Incumbent

NORTH CAROLINA, 07

2015/01/03

$0

Cosponsor

III

/

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

N/A

Cosponsor

III

/

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Yay

II

Nay

II

Horton, Kyle

D

Challenger

NORTH CAROLINA, 07

HUDSON, RICHARD

R

Incumbent

NORTH CAROLINA, 08

2013/01/03

$0

/

/

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

/

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

/

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Yay

II

Nay

II

McNeill, Frank

D

Challenger

NORTH CAROLINA, 08

Harris, Mark

R

Challenger

NORTH CAROLINA, 09

McCready, Dan

D

Challenger

NORTH CAROLINA, 09

J Street PAC

IP

MCHENRY, PATRICK

R

Incumbent

NORTH CAROLINA, 10

2005/01/03

$102,059

Because We Care PAC

IIII

Cosponsor

III

/

/

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

/

Yay

I

Cosponsor

II

/

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

Yay

I

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Yay

II

Nay

II

Brown, David Wilson

D

Challenger

NORTH CAROLINA, 10

MEADOWS, MARK

R

Incumbent

NORTH CAROLINA, 11

2013/01/03

$55,270

Florida Congressional Committee, Bi-County PAC, American Principles

IIIIII

Cosponsor

III

/

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

/

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

PP

Nay

II

Price, Phillip

D

Challenger

NORTH CAROLINA, 11

ADAMS, ALMA

D

Incumbent

NORTH CAROLINA, 12

2014/11/12

$5,214

/

/

/

/

N/A

/

/

Yay

I

Cosponsor

II

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nay

II

Yay

PP

Yay

PP

Nay

II

Yay

II

Nay

II

Wright, Paul

R

Challenger

NORTH CAROLINA, 12

BUDD, TED

R

Incumbent

NORTH CAROLINA, 13

2017/01/03

$0

Cosponsor

III

/

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

N/A

/

/

Yay

I

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

N/A

N/A

N/A

Corriher, Robert

Green

Challenger

NORTH CAROLINA, 13

Green Party supports the use of BDS until Israel complies with International law

Green Party supports the Palestinian people's inalienable right to self-determination

Green Party seeks the end of the occupation and colonization and dismantling of the wall

Green Party wants fundamental rights and full equality for Palestinian citizens of Israel

Green Party supports the rights of Palestinian refugees to return home as stipulated in UN resolution 194.

Manning, Kathy

D

Challenger

NORTH CAROLINA, 13

Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs

IIII

Armstrong, Kelly

R

Challenger

NORTH DAKOTA - CONGRESSPERSON AT LARGE, A.L.

Schneider, Mac

D

Challenger

NORTH DAKOTA - CONGRESSPERSON AT LARGE, A.L.

SABLAN, GREGORIO (non-voting)

D

Incumbent

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS - DELEGATE, D.

2009/01/03

$0

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nay

II

N/A

N/A

?

Challenger

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS - DELEGATE, D.

CHABOT, STEVE

R

Incumbent

OHIO, 01

$77,689

Cosponsor

III

/

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

N/A

N/A

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Yay

II

Nay

II

Pureval, Aftab

D

Challenger

OHIO, 01

WENSTRUP, BRAD

R

Incumbent

OHIO, 02

2013/01/03

$2,000

/

/

/

/

Cosponsor

III

/

/

Yay

I

Cosponsor

II

/

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

PP

Nay

II

Condit Jr., James

Green

Challenger

OHIO, 02

Green Party supports the Palestinian people's inalienable right to self-determination

Green Party seeks the end of the occupation and colonization and dismantling of the wall

Green Party wants fundamental rights and full equality for Palestinian citizens of Israel

Green Party supports the rights of Palestinian refugees to return home as stipulated in UN resolution 194.

Schiller, Jill

D

Challenger

OHIO, 02

BEATTY, JOYCE

D

Incumbent

OHIO, 03

2013/01/03

$3,000

/

/

/

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

/

Yay

I

Cosponsor

II

/

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Yay

II

Nay

II

Burgess, Jim

R

Challenger

OHIO, 03

JORDAN, JIM

R

Incumbent

OHIO, 04

2007/01/03

$2,500

Florida Congressional Committee

IIII

Cosponsor

III

/

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

/

Yay

I

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

Yay

I

Yay

I

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Yay

II

Nay

II

Garrett, Janet

D

Challenger

OHIO, 04

American Principles

IIII

LATTA, ROBERT

R

Incumbent

OHIO, 05

2007/01/03

$300

/

/

/

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

/

Yay

I

Yay

I

/

Cosponsor

II

Yay

I

Yay

I

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Yay

II

Nay

II

Galbraith, J. Michael

D

Challenger

OHIO, 05

JOHNSON, BILL

R

Incumbent

OHIO, 06

2011/01/03

$5,750

American Principles

IIII

Cosponsor

III

/

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

/

Cosponsor

II

Yay

I

/

Cosponsor

II

N/A

N/A

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Yay

II

Nay

II

Roberts, Shawna

D

Challenger

OHIO, 06

GIBBS, BOB

R

Incumbent

OHIO, 07

2011/01/03

$17,500

Heartland PAC

IIII

Cosponsor

III

/

/

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

/

Yay

I

Cosponsor

II

/

Cosponsor

II

N/A

N/A

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Yay

II

Nay

II

Harbaugh, Ken

D

Challenger

OHIO, 07

J Street PAC

IP

DAVIDSON, WARREN

R

Incumbent

OHIO, 08

2016/06/09

$500

American Principles

IIII

/

/

/

Cosponsor

III

N/A

/

/

Yay

I

Yay

I

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

N/A

N/A

Enoch, Vanessa

D

Challenger

OHIO, 08

KAPTUR, MARCY

D

Incumbent

OHIO, 09

1983/01/03

$16,983

J Street PAC

IP

/

Cosponsor

PPP

/

/

Yay

II

/

/

Nay

P

Yay

I

/

Cosponsor

II

Yay

I

Yay

I

Nay

II

Nay

II

Yay

PP

Yay

PP

Nay

PP

Yay

PP

Kraus, Steve

R

Challenger

OHIO, 09

TURNER, MICHAEL

R

Incumbent

OHIO, 10

2003/01/03

$1,550

Cosponsor

III

/

/

Cosponsor

III

Yay

II

Cosponsor

III

/

Yay

I

Cosponsor

II

/

Cosponsor

II

Yay

I

Cosponsor

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Yay

II

Nay

II

Gasper, Theresa

D

Challenger

OHIO, 10

FUDGE, MARCIA

D

Incumbent

OHIO, 11

2008/11/18

$72,858

Heartland PAC

IIII

/

/

/

/

Cosponsor

III

/

/

Yay

I

Yay

I

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

Yay

I

Yay

I

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Yay

II

Yay

PP

Goldstein, Beverly

R

Challenger

OHIO, 11

Manchik, Joe

Green

Challenger

OHIO, 12

Green Party supports the Palestinian people's inalienable right to self-determination

Green Party seeks the end of the occupation and colonization and dismantling of the wall

Green Party wants fundamental rights and full equality for Palestinian citizens of Israel

Green Party supports the rights of Palestinian refugees to return home as stipulated in UN resolution 194.

O'Connor, Danny

D

Challenger

OHIO, 12

(no candidate)

R

OHIO, 12

RYAN, TIM

D

Incumbent

OHIO, 13

2003/01/03

$34,647

/

/

/

/

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

/

Yay

I

Yay

I

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

Yay

I

Yay

I

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Yay

II

Nay

II

DePizzo, Chris

R

Challenger

OHIO, 13

JOYCE, DAVID

R

Incumbent

OHIO, 14

2013/01/03

$83,420

Heartland PAC

IIII

Cosponsor

III

/

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

/

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

N/A

N/A

N/A

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Yay

II

Nay

II

Rader, Betsy

D

Challenger

OHIO, 14

STIVERS, STEVE

R

Incumbent

OHIO, 15

2011/01/03

$26,961

Florida Congressional Committee

IIII

Cosponsor

III

/

/

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

Cosponsor

III

/

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

Cosponsor

II

N/A

N/A

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Nay

II

Yay

II

Nay

II

Neal, Rick

D

Challenger

OHIO, 15

J Street PAC

Gonzalez, Anthony

R

Challenger

OHIO, 16

Heartland PAC

IIII

Palmer, Susan Moran

D

Challenger

OHIO, 16

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